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Monday, April 19, 2010

An Arizona Spring

Like a piece of Chocolate cake our Cactus blossoms don't last very long, but they are so lovely when they appear.

The top two photos are a Cholla.The pink one is a Hedgehog Cactus and the yellow one is a Prickly Pear.

If these are familiar it's because I posted photos of the same plants a year ago. Some of you missed them so I am repeating posting photos of the blossoms in my neighborhood. (I am such a showoff.) I also tried out a new camera lens on the top four. I really can't tell the difference; it makes me wonder why I spent so much money on it.

I don't know the names of the last four cactus. They are in my neighbor's yard.The yellow and orange blossoms appear to be those of a variety of a Barrel Cactus.

An aside: Is anyone else having trouble commenting on some blogs now that you have to sign in with a specific title? I have tried using my Google account and it automatically diverts me to a Google sign in page. After signing in my comment vanishes. On some blogs I can sign in using my URL, but not on all of them. So if you didn't get a comment from me it was not for wont of trying. Sorry !!!

Oh my gosh...those cactus blossoms are so gorgeous Darlene. I guess I've never really seen any...and especially not like those. I had no idea that such beautiful flowers could grow on cactus plants like that. Thanks for sharing these with us sweetie... ~Joy

Thanks for the beautiful photos and for telling us what we're seeing, too!!! It would be wonderful to see the desert bloom, but this is a good substitute!!

as for the comments and google et al., it's all been screwed up badly for a couple of weeks now! one friend tonight said her husband's email has been down for 3 days!! guess it's the weather??? or the volcano ash???

Beautiful photos. I am happy that I will get to see the cactus probably when we make a rush trip down there the first of May. Unfortunately I don't think we will have social time as we have to get the air conditioning fixed, fencing, and a few other things and don't plan to stay long given we are not taking the cats. I want to go to Monument Valley on our way north as it's a place I have very much enjoyed in the past-- if we can find time.

On the comments, mine often do disappear after I sign in but when I write them after signing in, they stay.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL....Kenju gabe me thr link to your blog...I am the lady in CA whose whole garden is Cactus and Succulents--out front and down below...Your pictures are gorgeous! I think Cacti and Succulents are such very very plants and they have such great beauty---Living Sculpture is what I call them....!

Darlene, your cactus flowers are beautiful. I have never witnessed them in person.Computer - I am having the worst of the worst problems. May be partly the air card and service and I may be that I need to upgrade my computer.I write - it disappears. I read and it does the same thing. My pointer disappears and on and on.Just know you are special and I always will remember that you were one of the first to encourage me to write - 2 years ago.Thank you - Fond wishes going your way!!! Remember if you do not hear from me - I am still here.If I am not on the planet - my special writer daughter will let everyone know...